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• A study of the religious orientation of public school districts located in the Bible Belt of the United States

  By Mats Johnsson on 8 February, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Tom Bennett, George Foldesy Abstract This paper examines the religious orientation of public school districts in a geographical region of the United States known as the Bible Belt. The hypothesis for this study was that public schools located in the… Read More ›

• The art of mime in education: a rich learning tool

  By Mats Johnsson on 8 February, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Maher Bahloul Abstract Latest work within the Learning Through the Arts field included a variety of visual and performing arts activities such as drama, music, dance, film, etc. Rarely do studies focus on mime as a teaching and learning tool…. Read More ›

• Editorial

  By Mats Johnsson on 8 February, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Journal of the European Teacher Education Network2014, Vol. 9The ninth volume, now published, is the second volume of the JETEN online versionand corresponds to the scientific output resulting from communications presentedduring the 23nd Annual ETEN Conference held in Hasselt, Belgium… Read More ›

• How can exposure to practice in a foreign context enhance the professional development of teacher students? Case study from South Africa.

  By Mats Johnsson on 8 February, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Sissel Tove Olsen, Anikke Hagen Abstract This research paper presents a case study aimed to explore and analyse Norwegian teacher students’ professional development through exposure to the concept of Teacher Well-Being in a South African context. We have chosen Wenger’s… Read More ›

• Attitudes of pre-service teachers towards taking risks

  By Mats Johnsson on 8 February, 2020 • ( 1 )

  Mart Ottenheim Abstract When asked for an explanation of why certain activities in primary education are not done like real life learning, such as the subject ‘science and technology’, or story telling, teachers tend to point to external factors. Too… Read More ›

• Group Mentoring: a Way to Retain ´High–Risk´ Teachers on the Job

  By Mats Johnsson on 8 February, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Lisbeth Lunde Frederiksen Abstract The present article concerns group mentoring combined with action learning as a way to counteract work related sickness and early retirement for´ high risk´ teachers.  Focus has been on reflection and vitalization.  The data shows that… Read More ›

• Mathematics Creativity in Elementary Teacher Training

  By Mats Johnsson on 8 February, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Isabel Vale, Ana Barbosa Abstract Creativity plays an important role in mathematics learning, so teachers must provide students with appropriate learning opportunities. This means using tasks, in particular those with multiple solutions and/or multiple resolutions, that usually require creative thinking… Read More ›

• Developing flexible-adaptive reasoning and computing: Pedro’s understanding of the task “Prawn skewers”

  By Mats Johnsson on 8 February, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Joana Brocardo, Jean-Marie Kraemer, Fátima Mendes, Catarina Delgado Abstract The project ‘Numerical thinking and flexible calculation: critical issues’ aims to study students’ conceptual knowledge associated with the understanding of the different levels of learning numbers and operations. We follow the… Read More ›